Assigning Physical Interfaces To An Mdc - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter MDC view.
3. Assign an interface
card to an MDC.

Assigning physical interfaces to an MDC

By default, all physical interfaces belong to the default MDC, and a non-default MDC has no physical
interfaces to use for packet forwarding. To enable a non-default MDC to forward packets, you must
assign it interfaces.
Configuration guidelines
You can assign multiple physical interfaces to a non-default MDC. A physical interface must meet the
following conditions to be assigned to a non-default MDC:
The interface must belong to the default MDC. To assign a physical interface that belongs to one
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non-default MDC to another non-default MDC, you must first remove the existing assignment by
using the undo allocate interface command.
• The interface must not be the console port. The console port belongs to the default MDC. You
cannot assign them to a non-default MDC.
The interface must not be the management Ethernet interface. The physical management Ethernet
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interface of the device belongs to the default MDC and cannot be assigned to a non-default MDC.
When a non-default MDC is created, the system automatically creates a virtual management
Ethernet interface for the MDC. The virtual management Ethernet interfaces of all non-default MDCs
use the same interface type and number and the same physical port and link as the default MDC's
physical management Ethernet interface. However, you must assign different IP addresses to the
virtual management Ethernet interfaces so MDC administrators can access and manage their
respective MDCs. The IP addresses for the management Ethernet interfaces do not need to belong
to the same network segment.
All interfaces on an interface card for the switch must be assigned to the same MDC.
Assigning or reclaiming a physical interface restores the settings of the interface to the defaults. If the
MDC administrator configures the interface during the assigning or reclaiming operation, settings made
before the operation is completed are lost.
To configure parameters for a physical interface assigned to an MDC, you must log in to the MDC.
Configuration procedure
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter MDC view.
Command
system-view
mdc mdc-name [ id mdc-id ]
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In standalone mode:
location slot slot-number
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In IRF mode:
location chassis chassis-number slot
slot-number
Command
system-view
mdc mdc-name [ id mdc-id ]
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By default, all interface cards
belong to the default MDC, and a
non-default MDC cannot use any
interface card.
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